Courtney Spence

Courtney is a PhD candidate and Tutor at the University of Adelaide. Courtney holds Bachelor degrees in Law and Criminology, in adition to her Honours degree in Criminology from the University of Adelaide. Her Honours research focused on the use of biometric technologies to combat child sexual abuse material and considered the ethical and legal issues researchers must be aware of. Her PhD research examines understandings of autism within the criminal justice system and seeks to improve access to justice for autistic individuals in the course of court proceedings and sentencing outcomes.